Dry Needling uses a sterile, single-use fine filament needle lightly inserted into target muscles to improve muscle tissue quality drastically, range of movement, pain in that area, and referred pain.
Dry Needling accomplishes this for performance athletes by releasing the
trigger point
in that muscle.
Dry needling and acupuncture seem similar but are actually very different treatments.
Dry needling works to treat and remove referral pain and tightness from myofascial trigger points in the muscle tissue.
Acupuncture works through manipulating energy flow through the body and is used to treat a wide variety of issues from the management of cold and flu symptoms to fertility treatments.
The effects of Dry Needling can be felt instantly, but often the maximum benefit is felt within 48 hours.
Dry needling causes a dull ache and a feeling of fatigue in the target muscle, this feeling can persist for up to 24 hours, depending on the intensity of the treatment.
We modify all our treatments based on your needs and can drastically reduce this effect by using a gentler technique.
All Axiom performance Recovery therapists have undergone CPD Health courses Advanced dry needling certification, Australia’s safest dry needling course.
Our therapists are trained to perform dry needling to the highest safety standards.
Dry Needling may rarely cause slight bruising. A lingering ache for up to 24 hours is a common side effect but proper hydration, and blood flow through normal daily movement helps immensely.
We recommend not performing weight training or any intense training on the area needled in your session until the following day.